Vehicle



J. H. COLLINS. VEHICLE. APPHCATION FILED JULY19, I919.

Patented July 26, 1921.

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My. (9A BY J. H. COLLINS.

VEHICLE.

APPLICATION HLED JULY19,1919. 1 385 815. Patented Ju y 26,1921.

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- UNITED S ATES PA'TV'EN a citizen of the ground; I 'comotlon but without means for guiding r H. ooniinvsj or HARRISBURG, PENNSYLVANIA,

. Application filed July 19,

oall whom (it may concern gBe itknown that LJ Mns H. COLLINS, United States, residing at Harrisburg, in thecounty of Dauphinand State of P nnsylvania, have invented certain new an usefullmprovements in Vehi- 'c les, of which the following is a specificathem and, still further, those which have separate means for propelling andsteering the vehicle. i This invention, however, provides but a single member, oscillatable similarly to onep lating' about'a pivot" comprising its connection with the Y steering wheel, which saidof the steeringqvheel angularly by said rod about its longitudinal axis, and said rod beingconnected by'a pitman to said crank, to. revolve, sai ,moving said rod about said toggle-connecqbevel-gear also carried 1 0nd bevel-gear 1n mesh half of the walkingbeam lever of a railroad hand-car to propel. the vehicle, and rotatableabout itswwn longitudinal axis to steer,- or direct the course of movement of the vehicle, said member being connected by means of zipitm'an and crank to a driving-"wheel, whiclrit operatesrby oscilmember alters in position" by oscillating about its own longitudinal axis.

And a further and more detailed object of the invention is toprovide aframe or rider may stand or platform upon which the sit, a driving wheel, .a crank connectedto said wheel, a stud connected to and journaled upwardly with respect to said frame, a steeringwheel carried'by said stud, a

by said stud, a secwith said first gear, andan operating-rod connected by a toggle to the second gear, to alter the direction moving (1 drivingwheel, by

tion as a pivot.

. a section on the on the line 5,5

an aperture 2 to which blocks VEHICLE.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented J I -1y '26, 1921,

1919. Serial a... 311,957.

Withthese and further objects view,

the invention comprises further ,detailsof construction and operation fully brought out 1n thefollowing description, when-read in conjunction with the accompanying'drawings, in which Figure 1 is a side elevation of the preferred embodiment of the inven tion; Fig. '2 is a top plan view of the same; Fig. 3 is a section on theline 3 3 of Fig. l in the direction ofthe arrows; Fig. 4 is line 4 4; of arrows; ,F ,5 is a section of Fig. 4; and Fig. G isa side elevation of the device showing the direction of the manner in: which the operatinglever rand pltman connected thereto are folded for pur poses of shipment or storage.

. Referring to the drawings, a frame, ,platform, or. body member 1, is provided .with in one end portion thereof, while to each side of said aperture blocks'3 are secured to the under side of said frame,

in turn, are secured suitable straps, or other form of journal bear- -1ngs 4.. Extending in opposite directions through the said ournal bearings are the alined end portions -5 of a driving-shaft, the central portion of which is formed to provide-an offset 6 o operate as a crank for turning the shaft,fland awheel 7 upon one end thereof, saidwheelbeingnfixedly secured to; said shaft as for linstanceby means of a nut 8 engaglng the threaded shaft -;end 9, Upon the other end ofsaid s aftisrevolubly mounted a wheel 10, which is removably securetlin position byany.Suitablefmeans such for instance as the cotter-pinll. Q

Theopposite end portionoftheframe 1 is preferably reinforced by a block 12secured to the underside thereof in any'suit-' said frame and blockaare with a continuous upaperture 13, through which is rotatably journaled an axis or stud 14, having secured to its'upper end a bevel-. gear'15, provided at spacedportions with able manner, while together providedwardly extending means 16 interrupting theotherwise regular continuity of the teeth sof Said1gear,wf0r .a purpose hereinafter described.

Fig. in the To, the lower end portion of said stud is rigidly sein any suitablemanner,

cured a yoke 17, between the opposite spaced end portions of which is rotatably mounted in any suitable manner a steering-wheel 1.8, said yoke being spaced from and restrained againstdirect' contact with the block 12 by means of a plate 19, which takes care of the end upwardtlirust of ,the steeringwheel upon thesaid stud;

Positioned above the bevelsecuredeto the frame 1 is an inverted U- s ap d me b I .122; w i h pmi? ablrv spaced from said frame by means of a plate 21, and said U-member, "plates 19, 20 i and 21, frame 1, and block 12, being secured to. one anotherin unitary by'fmeans o gear 15 and:

t. relation bolts or other, suitable fastening means 2 The opposite upwardly extending portions .ofthe member fare providedwith'alined apertures 23, through which extends-.farelatively short shaft 24, having secured there- 'to between said upright portions a second bevel-gear 25, hich abuts against :one of said portions and meshes'with the teeth of Upon the forward end'of the-shaft 2 L there is secured an "enlarged yoke 26,"between thejoppositely positioned por Tons of which is pivotally mounted alink 27 which in turn at its opposite end is pivotally mounted between the oppositelyf'positioned spaced portions ofa secondyolre 28, to which is rigidly secured'the operatingbar'or rod 29, which,

when. in operative position, normallycxtendsiforwardly and upwardly ina diagonal position,and is provided upon'its free end "with means 30' for securingto it oppositely extending-handles or grips 31. In order to "entirely protect the rider of the vehicle from V the two bevH-gears just described, said gears and cooperating mechanism are substantially entirelycoveredby a shield or apron,

"which comprises aninveirtedcasing 32 having-"three sides wholly "inclosed, while its for- "wardfside is provided' -with an aperture 33 4 5 through which freely e'xtends the yoke 26;;

" othe crank portion 6 of the 'driving- "shaft thereis secured a driving rod or pit- *nian 34, which, i

at its'uppermost end, isseis slidably'mounted "upon the operatingrod 29, and' is no rmallymaintained in afixed position withrelation thereto by means of suitable pins '36 extending through said rod, but removablei therefrom when it is desired to arrange the vehicle for storing, packing, or shipping, in which case the rod 29 is first moved into its uppermost position withthe crank portion 6 of the driving-shaft likewise uppermost, after which the'lower pin'36 is removed, and the strap or collar 35 slid downwardly along ,v 1 the rod 29' until ina position shown in Fig. .16, wherein the-said rod .is. p'ermittedto assume a position parallel with, and adjacent 1 to, the upper surface 0 f the frame 1; The vehicle-as thus described comprises ber 20 by means 0 .The, forward portion of the seat v 317 should 'adaptedto prevent f the other, 2 {withthe strap 38 upon amember oscillating operating-r0 comprising "downw portions,

ing secured by- "to theframe 1-of the vehicle.

standing upon the, frame 1 or dies "31' and oscillate upwardly wardly the operating-r0 ing-shaft 5* an thereto 1 wardly] while in either case .ing the vehicle sharply,

11 claim and desireto protect by ent of the Umte bevel-gear also carried dified form thereof may be a seat 37 .which may be 38, at its rearend extendportion 39,v hich rests to said closure and inverted U-shaped f a single screw or bolt 40.

rest upon" a transversely extending strap 41,

the seat from rea coming loose and tilting toward one side or said last named' strap, together preferably re 42, which may serve as a the vehicle "for the guide in either form of ardlyextending: parallel diverging outwardly throughout to be entirely satisfactory, v

and thence rearwardly' 'to' directly upon the closure" 32, and is secured mem- I dily bestingdirectly d 29, said member their lower extent, and at-their ends43 bei any suitable means directly and above descripthat a rider, eithe r sitting upon asp. the. han- From the drawings tion, it will be obvious the seat 37, can conveniently gr d f29, which,

pitman 34, revolves the drivd the drivingmeans of the hus propelling Bysreversing the driving-wheel, the propulsion of the vehicle in the opposite. direction is obtained,

the steering-wheel is revolved oscillatingly in: either direction. by slmplyndepressing: one or the other of ..the handles 31 as may ing.-. and steering-rod. 1; to operate the vehicle without-some means of. preventing the steering-wheel from turnor vsaid :wheel assummg a position at right angles to tllQglOIlgitudinal axis of the body-.framasome of the teeth'of the beVel gear -15 areeither left uncut, or, if cut, are filled-in in order to pro- -videthe-spaced means 16, over which the bevel-gear 25 c annot revolve.

. Having. thus described my invention,

d States is:--. H j "1. A vehicle, comprising aidriving-wheel,

a crank connected thereto,

a steering-wheel carried by said stud, a

bevel-gear cooperating with said first gear, and a member connectedby means "of'a toggle to said second 'gearand connected by a link, to said crank. a

2. A' vehicle, comprising a drivingwheel, a crank connected thereto, a reyoluble st d,

be -desired, thus providinga single member whlch acts both as avdriv- Letters .Pat- V by said stud, asecond and .d0wnwheel? securedthe vehicle for direction of the xAsit is obviously unwise to permit at'child a revoluble stud, I

a steering-wheel carried by said stud, a

bevel-gear evel-gear cooperatlng' and a member connected also carried by said stud a second with said rst g In testimony whereof I have afiixed Iny signature.

JAMES HQ COLLINS; 

